18 Year Old Athlete Loses Life In Tragic Accident Just Days Before Historic Olympic Debut
J.J., who was to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, succumbed to an accident while free-diving at Faleloa, Ha’apai, on Saturday (June 15). The promising athlete was free diving from a boat on Saturday when he died from a suspected shallow water blackout, his father, Darren Rice, said, Matangi Tonga reported on Monday (June 17). The body of J.J. (born Jackson James) was reportedly found on the seafloor underneath the boat at about 12:15 pm by other divers....